Usage of the character 消

to diminish; to subside
to consume; to reduce
to idle away (the time)
(after 不 (bù) or 只 (zhǐ) or 何 (hé) etc) to need; to require; to take

dǎxiāo

打消

[打消]

to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)
to give up on

yèxiāo

夜消

[夜消]

variant of 夜宵 (yèxiāo)

xiāoyǐn

消隐

[消隱]

to hide
to retreat into privacy

xiāotíng

消停

[消停]

to calm down
to stop
to pause
calmly
peaceful
restful

xiāoqì

消气

[消氣]

to cool one's temper

xiāosǔn

消损

[消損]

wear and tear
to wear away over time

dǐxiāo

抵消

[抵消]

to counteract
to cancel out
to offset

xiāoxi

消息

[消息]

news
information
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

xiāoshòu

消受

[消受]

to bear
to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy)

xiāoshì

消释

[消釋]

to dispel (doubts)
to clear up (misunderstanding)

xiāozāi

消灾

[消災]

to avoid calamities

chèxiāo

撤消

[撤消]

variant of 撤銷／撤销 (chèxiāo)

xiāomiè

消灭

[消滅]

to put an end to
to annihilate
to cause to perish
to perish
annihilation (in quantum field theory)

xiāozhǒng

消肿

[消腫]

to reduce swelling
detumescence
(fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)

xiāofáng

消防

[消防]

firefighting
fire control

bùxiāo

不消

[不消]

to not need
needless (to say)

xiāochú

消除

[消除]

to eliminate
to remove

xiāojiě

消解

[消解]

to eliminate
to dispel
resolution

zhǐxiāo

只消

[只消]

to only need
it only takes

xiāofèi

消费

[消費]

to consume (goods and services, resources etc)

xiāoxià

消夏

[消夏]

to spend the summer
to take a summer vacation

xiāokě

消渴

[消渴]

condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes

xiāomó

消磨

[消磨]

to wear down
to sap
to whittle away
to while away
to idle away

xiāoróng

消融

[消融]

to melt (e.g. an icecap)

xǐxiāo

洗消

[洗消]

decontamination

qǔxiāo

取消

[取消]

to cancel
cancellation

xiāoshēng

消声

[消聲]

sound dissipation
noise reduction

xiāoshí

消蚀

[消蝕]

to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)

xiāoshí

消食

[消食]

to aid digestion

xiāoshā

消杀

[消殺]

to sterilize; to disinfect
to kill; to exterminate (insects, pathogens etc)

duìxiāo

对消

[對消]

in equilibrium
to cancel out (of opposite forces) (physics)

xiāoqiǎn

消遣

[消遣]

to while the time away
amusement
pastime
recreation
to make sport of

xiāomǐ

消弭

[消弭]

(literary) to eliminate
to put an end to

xiāoshì

消逝

[消逝]

to fade away

xiāojīn

消金

[消金]

consumer finance (abbr. for 消費金融／消费金融 (xiāofèijīnróng))

xiāozhǎng

消长

[消長]

to ebb and rise
to decrease and then grow

xiāoyīn

消音

[消音]

to silence

xiāoyuán

消元

[消元]

elimination (math)
to eliminate one variable from equations

xiāowáng

消亡

[消亡]

to die out
to wither away

xiāosàn

消散

[消散]

to dissipate

xiāodú

消毒

[消毒]

to disinfect; to sterilize

xiāochén

消沉

[消沉]

depressed
bad mood
low spirit

xiāohào

消耗

[消耗]

to consume; to use up
to deplete; to expend
(old) news; mail; message

mǒxiāo

抹消

[抹消]

to erase
to wipe

xiāoshòu

消瘦

[消瘦]

to waste away
to become thin

xiāoshī

消失

[消失]

to disappear; to fade away

xiāohún

消魂

[消魂]

overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc)
to feel transported

xiāomǐn

消泯

[消泯]

to eliminate
to obliterate

xiāoshǔ

消暑

[消暑]

to spend a summer holiday
(esp of Chinese medicine) to relieve summer heat

xiāoxián

消闲

[消閒]

to spend one's leisure time
to idle away the time

xiāoyè

消夜

[消夜]

nighttime snack
late-night supper

xiāoqù

消去

[消去]

to eliminate

kāixiāo

开消

[開消]

variant of 開銷／开销 (kāixiāo)

xiāotuì

消退

[消退]

to wane
to vanish gradually

xiāojí

消极

[消極]

negative
passive
inactive

xiāohuà

消化

[消化]

to digest (food)
(fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process

xiāoyán

消炎

[消炎]

to reduce fever
antipyretic
to decrease inflammation

xiāofángjú

消防局

[消防局]

fire department

xiāohuàyè

消化液

[消化液]

digestive fluid

xiāohuàméi

消化酶

[消化酶]

digestive enzyme

xiāoxiánr

消闲儿

[消閒兒]

erhua variant of 消閒／消闲 (xiāoxián)

xiāoshír

消食儿

[消食兒]

erhua variant of 消食 (xiāoshí)

xiāofèiqún

消费群

[消費群]

consumer group

xiāohàoliàng

消耗量

[消耗量]

rate of consumption

xiāofángduì

消防队

[消防隊]

fire brigade
fire department

xiāoyánpiàn

消炎片

[消炎片]

antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide

chīdexiāo

吃得消

[吃得消]

to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)
to be able to afford

xiāofèishuì

消费税

[消費稅]

consumption tax
sales tax

xiāohuàdào

消化道

[消化道]

digestive tract

xiāofèizhě

消费者

[消費者]

consumer

xiāofángshǔ

消防署

[消防署]

fire station

xiāoyányào

消炎药

[消炎藥]

anti-inflammatory medicine

xiāobǎoguān

消保官

[消保官]

consumer protection officer (Tw)

xiāofángshuān

消防栓

[消防栓]

fire hydrant

xiāoyīnqì

消音器

[消音器]

silencer

xiāojíxìng

消极性

[消極性]

passive
passivity
negative
negativity

xiāohàozhàn

消耗战

[消耗戰]

war of attrition

xiāohuǒshuān

消火栓

[消火栓]

fire hydrant

xǐxiāojì

洗消剂

[洗消劑]

decontaminant
decontaminating agent

xiāoshēngqì

消声器

[消聲器]

noise reduction equipment

xiāoshíhuī

消石灰

[消石灰]

calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
slaked lime

xiāofángchē

消防车

[消防車]

fire engine
fire truck

xiāohuàguǎn

消化管

[消化管]

digestive tube
gut

xiāohuàxiàn

消化腺

[消化腺]

digestive glands

chībuxiāo

吃不消

[吃不消]

to be unable to tolerate or endure
to find sth difficult to manage

xiāofèiquàn

消费券

[消費券]

voucher; coupon

xiāohàopǐn

消耗品

[消耗品]

consumable goods; expendable item

xiāodújì

消毒剂

[消毒劑]

disinfectant

Xiāojīhuì

消基会

[消基會]

Consumers' Foundation, Chinese Taipei (CFCT) (abbr. for 中華民國消費者文教基金會／中华民国消费者文教基金会)

xiāofèipǐn

消费品

[消費品]

consumer goods

xiāofángyuán

消防员

[消防員]

firefighter; fireman

xiāoqíyì

消歧义

[消歧義]

to remove ambiguity
disambiguation (in Wikipedia)

xiāohuàjiǔ

消化酒

[消化酒]

digestif

xǐxiāochǎng

洗消场

[洗消場]

decontaminating field

sāngōngxiāofèi

三公消费

[三公消費]

see 三公經費／三公经费 (sāngōngjīngfèi)

yǔshíxiāoxi

与时消息

[與時消息]

variable with the times
transient
impermanent

chāoqiánxiāofèi

超前消费

[超前消費]

excessive consumption; spending beyond one's means

xiāoxilíngtōng

消息灵通

[消息靈通]

to be well-informed

xiāoxiláiyuán

消息来源

[消息來源]

web feed
news feed
syndicated feed

jíshíxiāoxi

即时消息

[即時消息]

instant message

xiāochúqíyì

消除歧义

[消除歧義]

to disambiguate

xiāoxiduìliè

消息队列

[消息隊列]

message queue (computing)

xiāozāibìxié

消灾避邪

[消災避邪]

to avoid calamities and evil spirits

yānxiāoyúnsàn

烟消云散

[煙消雲散]

to vanish like smoke in thin air
to disappear

yúnxiāowùsàn

云消雾散

[雲消霧散]

the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
to clear up
to vanish into thin air

qǔxiāojìnlìng

取消禁令

[取消禁令]

to lift a prohibition
to lift a ban

xiāochóujiěmèn

消愁解闷

[消愁解悶]

lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
to dispel depression or melancholy
to relieve stress
a relaxing pass-time

xiāofángtōngdào

消防通道

[消防通道]

fire exit
(firefighting) fire lane

zǒulòuxiāoxi

走漏消息

[走漏消息]

to divulge secrets

xiāofèijīnróng

消费金融

[消費金融]

consumer finance

xiāohuàbùliáng

消化不良

[消化不良]

indigestion

xiāomóshíjiān

消磨时间

[消磨時間]

to kill time

xiāochújùchǐ

消除锯齿

[消除鋸齒]

anti-alias (computer graphics)

xiāofèizīliào

消费资料

[消費資料]

consumption data
consumer goods

xiāofángduìyuán

消防队员

[消防隊員]

fireman

Cānkǎo Xiāoxī

参考消息

[參考消息]

Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)

bīngxiāowǎjiě

冰消瓦解

[冰消瓦解]

to melt like ice and break like tiles
to disintegrate
to dissolve

xiāohuàxìtǒng

消化系统

[消化系統]

digestive system
gastrointestinal tract

cǐxiāobǐzhǎng

此消彼长

[此消彼長]

(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)

xiǎodàoxiāoxi

小道消息

[小道消息]

hearsay
gossip

wúfúxiāoshòu

无福消受

[無福消受]

unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)

nèixiànxiāoxi

内线消息

[內線消息]

insider information

yǎowúxiāoxī

杳无消息

[杳無消息]

see 杳無音信／杳无音信 (yǎowúyīnxìn)

xiāoxiāotíngtíng

消消停停

[消消停停]

intermittently

xīfùxǐxiāojì

吸附洗消剂

[吸附洗消劑]

absorbing decontaminant

xiāofèizhěbǎohù

消费者保护

[消費者保護]

consumer protection (law)

xiāodúxǐshǒuyè

消毒洗手液

[消毒洗手液]

hand sanitizer

xiāoxilíngtōngrénshì

消息灵通人士

[消息靈通人士]

well-informed source; person with inside information

xiāofèijiàgézhǐshù

消费价格指数

[消費價格指數]

consumer price index CPI

Zhōngguó Xiāofèizhě Xiéhuì

中国消费者协会

[中國消費者協會]

China Consumers' Association (CCA)

jūmínxiāofèijiàgézhǐshù

居民消费价格指数

[居民消費價格指數]

consumer price index CPI

Xiāochúduì Fùnü Yīqiè Xíngshì Qíshì Gōngyuē

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约

[消除對婦女一切形式歧視公約]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women